報刊英語單詞精華 * 商業(yè)篇(一)

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商業(yè)· Business (1)
    63.account :財務(wù)帳;帳戶
    A record of financial transactions kept in a ledger.
    在分類帳中保存的財務(wù)來往記錄。
    A bank account
    銀行帳戶
    A customer or client
    顧客或客戶
    Let’s check the account again.
    我們再查一遍帳。
    How much is left in our bank account.
    銀行帳上還剩多少。
    This firm is our best account.
    這家商行是我們的客戶。 8
    64.accounting :會計
    A system and process of gathering and recording financial information that provides a continuous balance between assets and liabilities.
    收集和記錄財務(wù)住處的制度和過程,并據(jù)此不斷提供資產(chǎn)和負(fù)債之間的余額。
    You need to discuss that matter with the accounting department.
    你應(yīng)當(dāng)和財務(wù)部討論這個問題。
    65.accumulation :資本增益
    An addition to capital investments or stock from profits.
    資本投資的收益或股分增值。
    What kink of accumulation are you getting on the ABC stock?
    你有ABC公司的股份有什么資本增益?
    66.affluence :富裕
    The condition of substantial wealth and economic power.
    擁有雄厚財富和經(jīng)濟(jì)實力的狀況。
    Luxury cars are targeted towards the affluent segment of a population.
    豪華轎車是以人口中的富裕階層為銷售對象的。
    67.affiliate :成員,分公司
    A business that contracts to work with another business.
    簽訂合同與另一公司合作的公司。
    The ABC office supply company is one of our many affiliates.
    ABC辦公用品公司是我們眾多分公司的其中之一。
    68.agenda :日程表
    A list of things to be done.
    要處理的事務(wù)清單
    Could you please fax me a copy of tomorrow’s agenda?
    能否將明天的日程表給我發(fā)個傳真?
    69.agribusiness :農(nóng)業(yè)綜合企業(yè)
    The production and marketing of corps by large corporations as opposed to individual farms.
    由大集團(tuán)公司進(jìn)行的農(nóng)產(chǎn)品的生產(chǎn)和銷售,與個體農(nóng)場主經(jīng)營方式相反。
    John was forced into bankruptcy when he lost millions of dollars he had invested in a poor agribusiness venture.
    約翰在農(nóng)業(yè)綜合企業(yè)中投資不當(dāng),損失了數(shù)百萬美元,被迫破產(chǎn)。
    70.air-pocket stock :氣穴股票
    Stock that falls sharply on bad news.
    一有壞消息便急劇下跌的股票。
    Company stock sometimes turns into air-pocket stock upon the news of the company’s CEO’s serious illness or death.
    一旦公司總裁病重或去世的消息傳出,其股票有時會變成氣穴股票。
    71.annual report :年度報告
    A financial report produced by the management of a corporation for shareholders the end of fiscal year.
    在每個財政年末,由公司的資方向股東提供的財務(wù)報告。
    72.asset :資產(chǎn)
    A possession that can be turned into cash to cover liabilities
    能被轉(zhuǎn)化為現(xiàn)金以抵消債務(wù)的財物
    We were forced to liquidate some of our assets to pay our debts.
    我們被迫變賣一些資產(chǎn)以償還債務(wù)。 9
    73.automation :自動化
    The replacement of human laborers with computers and self-regulating machines
    用計算機和自動化控制的機器來代替人力。
    Automation in factories will continue to eliminate more and more jobs into the 21st century.
    到21世紀(jì),工廠的自動化將繼續(xù)削減更多的就業(yè)機會。
    74.balanced budget :平衡預(yù)算
    Spending that is equal to revenue, esp. in government.
    一個機構(gòu)的開支和收入相等,特別指在政府方面
    75.bankruptcy :破產(chǎn)
    The inability to pay one’s debts; legal insolvency
    無力償還債務(wù),法律上的資不抵債。
    Many private companies are forced to declare bankruptcy when they begin to lose business to their competitors.
    許多私營企業(yè)在經(jīng)營上輸給其競爭對手時,不得不宣布破產(chǎn)。
    76.big business :大公司
    A term used to describe large corporations, as opposed to small individually or family-owned business.
    大規(guī)模的股份有限責(zé)任公司,與私有或家庭經(jīng)營的小型企業(yè)相反。
    Darren wants to get into big business some day.
    77.Black Monday :黑色星期一
    October 19, 1987, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell a record 508 points in trading on the New York Stock Exchange.
    1987年10月19日,紐約股票交易所道·瓊斯工業(yè)股票平均指數(shù)狂跌創(chuàng)紀(jì)錄的508點。
    78.blue chip stock :熱門股票,績優(yōu)股,藍(lán)籌股
    A term used to describe high-quality stocks of financially sound corporations
    指財務(wù)上可靠的公司發(fā)行的高質(zhì)量股票。
    Mr. Jeppson has a portfolio of nothing but blue chip stocks.
    杰普遜先生持有的有價證券里全部都是熱門股票。
    79.bond :債券
    A security issued by a corporation or public body and carrying a fixed rate of interest
    由公司或政府機構(gòu)發(fā)行的固有利率的有價債券。
    What’s the interest rate on these bonds?
    這些債券的利率是多少?
    80.boom :繁榮
    A period of great economic activity and business expansion
    (企業(yè)等)經(jīng)濟(jì)非常活躍,經(jīng)營擴張的時期。
    The soft drink business always booms in the summertime.
    飲料業(yè)在夏天總是興旺繁榮。
    81.boondoggle :無效的投資
    A wasteful business venture
    不見回報的經(jīng)營投機
    Our investment in water softeners was a boondoggle.
    我們在水軟化器上的投資打了水漂。
    82.bottom line :最終結(jié)果
    The final result or ultimate objective
    最終的結(jié)果或目標(biāo) 10
    What’s the bottom line of your proposal?
    你的建議要達(dá)到的最終目標(biāo)是什么?